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With the sold-out 38th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival now
less than a week away, the solstice celebration we plan for all
year long has come into sharp focus. The Elks Park, FirstGrass,
and Family Tent schedules are now posted. The posters, programs,
and pocket schedules (including this year's Eco-Punchcard) have
been printed. The moon is well on its way to Wednesday night's
full glory. And the mine cart featured in this year's official
Telluride Bluegrass artwork is following the fiddle tracks to
Town Park to deliver its musical load of mandolinium, fiddlorium,
banjobalt, and dobronium to the Shellman stage.
As you complete your packing for the pilgrimage we'd like to
remind you about a few important details...
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If you're camping in any of our campgrounds, please have a look
at the 2011 Camper's Handbook (PDF file). Remember: go directly
to your campground; you'll be able to pickup your will-call
camping passes, unload your gear, get your free Eco-Products
compostable bag (for your campsite compost), and be directed
to free campground-specific parking nearby. As well, if you're
camping at Warner Field, check out the revised the Warner Field
load-in procedure (PDF file) - we've made some changes this year
to minimize the backup of cars on Colorado Ave.
For an exceptionally complete packing list, check out Hippie
Jerry's ultimate list on the Festivarian Forum. In particular,
don't forget: your tickets, your vintage beer cup and other
reusables (water bottle, utensils, coffee mug), sunscreen, warm
clothes for the evening, rain gear (y'never know), and your
tickets (you double-checked, right?).
Two-Thirds for Town Park... Inspired by last year's waste audit
of the Town Park campground, we're challenging all Town Park
campers to help us divert two-thirds of their waste from the
landfill (via compost, recycling, or reuse). You can do your
part by separating your compost and recycling, dropping off
your compost and recycling each day (rather than waiting until
Monday's load-out), and taking everything else with you when
you leave (e.g. couches, tarps).
We'll once again be rewarding sustainable festivation in all
the campgrounds in the 4th Annual Leave No Trace Campground
Challenge. Stop by the LNT booth in Greentown to register your
camp for a chance to win daily prizes (New Belgium beer,
Planet Bluegrass music) as well as the grand prize of 2012
Town Park camping passes.
Whether you're camping, staying in a condo, or just coming for
a single day, complete our Eco-Punchcard for a chance to win a
15-day vacation for 2 from Intrepid Travel. Just complete 7 of
the 10 items on the Eco-Punchcard (precycle, carpool, compost,
reuse, etc.) and you'll be eligible to win. You'll find the
Eco-Punchcard on the back of this year's pocket schedule.
Telluride Bluegrass officially begins on Wednesday before the
Yonder kick-off show with the 3rd Annual FirstGrass Concert
in Mountain Village from 5-8pm. Ride the free gondola from
Telluride to 9,450' to enjoy the spectacular views and free
performances from Sarah Jarosz and Cornmeal in Sunset Plaza.
We're excited to be partnering this year with the ArtistWorks
Academy of Bluegrass to present the free workshops at Elks Park.
This world's first online bluegrass academy features schools
for each bluegrass instrument led by the masters (Tony Trischka,
Bryan Sutton, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Missy Raines). In
addition to hundreds of high quality video lessons, the
ArtistWorks "video exchange system" allows students to receive
personal video feedback from their instructors. Learn more at
www.AcademyOfBluegrass.com and be sure to stop by the special
banjo workshop with the legendary Tony Trischka at Elks Park
on Friday at 1:30pm.
All weekend-long the Elks Park stage features unique
collaborations and intimate performances from festival artists
(Bela Fleck, Punch Brothers, Stringdusters, Abigail Washburn) and
other special guests (Sara Watkins, Casey Driessen, Albatross,
Matthew & the Atlas, Sarah Jarosz, and many others), as well as
the band and Troubadour contests.
In addition to the Elks Park performances, Punch Brothers will
be screening their feature-length documentary "How to Grow a
Band" at the Nugget Theatre on Saturday at 11am. This Colorado
premiere will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Finally... As you unearth classic TBF photos and stories during
your packing, share them with us! We're in the process of putting
together a lavishly-illustrated coffee-table art book for the
40th Anniversary of Telluride Bluegrass in 2013. Renowned
journalist and radio personality G. Brown has spent the last
several years searching through every library, historical
society, newspaper morgue and private collection to compile
materials for this 40th anniversary edition. He'd love to hear
from festivarians with rare photos and stories. Email him
at gbrown@bluegrass.com.
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After our earliest sell-outs ever for both Telluride Bluegrass
and RockyGrass, tickets for the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
(Aug 19-21) continue to creep ever closer to sell-out, with
both 3-day passes and Saturday single-day tickets now gone.
If you're used to waiting until August to grab your Folks Fest
tickets, don't wait much longer this year. On-site camping
(which includes a 3-day pass) and single-day tickets for Friday
and Sunday are still available to celebrate songs and stories
along the St. Vrain River in Lyons with Jackson Browne, Brandi
Carlile, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Carolina Chocolate Drops,
Martin Sexton, and many more. Order yours now at
http://shop.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422.
Last Tuesday, we released a few spots in The Song School
(August 14-18) in our "returned ticket resale" at
http://shop.bluegrass.com. While you're there you may still
find a few spaces in the RockyGrass Academy (July 24-28) –
including advanced bass and mandolin building. We'll continue
to release any returned tickets on Tuesdays at noon MST,
beginning again a full week after Telluride.
If you're joining us in Telluride next week, don't forget your
tickets (doesn't hurt to triple-check!), pack smartly, and be
prepared for lots of sunshine, nights dipping into the 30s, and
the greatest 4 days of the year. Magic is just a few days
away; we can't wait to share it with you.
Best,
The Folks on Planet Bluegrass
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Special Thanks to our year-round partners:
New Belgium Brewing,
Renewable Choice Energy,
GreenTeam KBCO, Chaco, Clif Bar,
ArtistWorks Academy of Bluegrass,
Klean Kanteen, Intrepid Travel,
Intellitouch Tuners, Shanti Guitars,
D'Addario Strings, ASCAP,
Gibson Musical Instruments,
Martin Guitars, EVL Electric Violin Lutherie
Leave No Trace, Eco-Products,
Allegro Coffee, Boulder Weekly
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